The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-09

castle of "Ehrenfels." near here. look
down upon the remains of the Mouse
Tower" made famous by Southey in his
ballad Of wicked Bishop Hatto." "Hoh-
neck Castle" above Niedsrhsimbsch. and
'S0oueck Castle, the property of the EN-
peror. sre next passed. and near Caub, In
the middle OF the river. We see the old
''Pfals Castle" the dollhouse of the En-
peTor Lewis, OF Bavaria. Back oil the town
Of Caub, on high projection. rises the
ruined castle of "Gutenfels." At st.
Goarhausen We see the watchfui ''Oat Gas.
lie, - aud opposite, at Welmich, its com.
panioD. the castle known as the Mouse"
AtSt. Goar the ruins Of the old ruined
castle of "Rheiufel5' overlook the town.
Shortly before reaching here we pass the
celebrated 'Iorelie Rock" where the ST.
rem with her golden harp was won't olure
the ancient Rhine mariner upon the
treacherous rocks. Beyond Is the "Sieben
JuDgfrauen," or the Seven Maidens,"
seven rocks which rise peculiarly in the
MIDDLE of the channel. Next we pass the
ruins of "Sterrenberg'' and ''Liebenstein."
known as the Two Brothers," and
higher on the left the old
castle of ''StoIzenfels," and come
to the important city Of 0oblence,
situated at the juncture of the Rhine and
the "Blue Moseile." 1t is q favorite sum-
mer residence of the Empress, and near the
city stands pyramid erected to the men,
DRY of the French Generals, Hoche and
MaIceau, who are buried here. Opposite
the city on the right bank rises the re-
nowned fortress OF "Ehren breitstein"
known as the Gibraltar of the X 1ine'
1t stands some 400 feet above the level OF
the river and is defended by 400 heavy
cannon. Further down is Weissenthurm
where IL is claimed Cesar crossed the Rhine
In the old Roman days, and where General
Hoche crossed In later years with the
French army. On the left is Muhlhofen
close TO the great Krupp Iron Work., aud
still descending, we pass 'Rheinick Castle"
and slong the steep banks of the river see
the vines growing in baskets fastened to
the barren mountain sides. Near RemRgen
we behold the high bill OF "Apollinaris-
berg" and near by is the ApollinRris
Spring that gives name to the mineral
water now so universally used. Passing
the ruins of the castle of f'Rolandseck" on
the oppos site shore is seen the famous
"SiebeDgebirge" or Seven Mountains" a
group all of which are over one thousand
feet high. The principal one is the noted
peak of Drschenfels. On its top are the
remains of an old castle once the chief seat
of the RObber Barons of the Rhine. This
is regarded as the most picturesque
part Of the Rhine and Byron beautifully
says of it:
"The eastled crag of DrachenIels
FrowDs DER the wide and winding Rhine
Whose breast OF waters broadly swells,
Between the banks that bears the vine,
And hills all rich with blossomed trees,
And fields which promise corn and wine.
And scattered cities crowning these.
Whose lar white walls along them shine"
A little below Drachenfels, on the other
side OF the river, we come to Bonn, one of
the leading cities OF Rhenish Prussia and
renowned for its great University. Thence
we soon arrive once more at Cologne,
where our tour Of the'Rhine is at an end.
l cannot attempt to do justice to the con-
tinuous loneliness and grandeur of this
charming trip. One must see for them
selves to appreciate the beauties OF the
VINE clad hills, the enchanting scenery,
the romantic old castles, and the pictur-
etque ruins with all their wealth of
interesting traditions and historical
"reminiscences Of thousands OF years ago,
even before the time when C;eser had
crossed the Rhine, but had not yet
crossed the RubicoR to make himself
master OF the world. l do not for
get the beautiful scenery of many Of
our own American rivers, but there
is an indescribibie interest and romance
associated with the Rhine, and the recol-
lection of the delightful voyage upon its
waters will not soon fade from my me-
mory.
'Adieu to thee fair Rhine how long delighted
The stranger fain would iDger on mis- way,
Thine Is q scene alike where souls united
On lonely contemplation thus might stray;
And could the ceaseiees vultures cease to prey
On self condemning bOsoms, it were here,
Where nature nor too sombre, nor too gay,
Wild, but not rude, awful. yet not austere,
Is to the mellow earth as autumn to the year.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or THE
COUNTRY AND PEOPLE.
Taking my departure from Cologne. oil
which j have previously written, i 90 by
wsy OF Emmerich, Utrecht and Arnheim
TO Amsterdam, the largest and most i'm.
portant city of the kingdom OF Holland.
This old Dutch country of the Neither
lands seems to rise out of the water and q
large part OF il is really below the level oi
the sea and is only saved from inundation
by the huge dy kes that have been raised
along the shores of the IUyder Zee. Cana's
ruJ in all directions aud are as numerous
ss public roads are with Us and the trans
portation of the country is largely carried
| on by their aid. Another striking feature
| to the stranger is the numerous wind
| mills TO be seen in all parts OF the country
/ There are said to be over ten thousanI
/ OF them In Holland and they are use'
for ali sorts of purposes.
The Dut6 hman is quiet plodding. well
behaved citizen, frugal and industrious
with an eve to the "gullders" and 'stiy
ere" but always honest, clearly and order
! ly. Ii is in Holland that we see the rea
| DuichRan mot Germany in all his glory
and be hes bis own striking peculiarities
q very marked degree He is happy an
! Contented In the belief that he has the fiu
est cattle in the world, makes the beS
cheese and the strongest gin, and smoke
the longest pipe and the best tobacco.
There is no place in Europe where the pee
pie possess more distinctive traits Of cha
acteI and no country where they cling wit
greater tenscity to the habits and custom
Of their forefathers. The houses are Duil
on the same quaint plan, the manners hav
not changed, and the dress is the same as
hundred years ago. In the rest of Europ
the peasants have. to cor siderable extern
given up their national dress, bat it is NJ
so here. Every province has its peculit
costume, which is generally worn, an
however much the people are thrown 4
gether, each person wears the particuli
dress belonging to his or her province.
peculiar headdress of the females, whic
differs in each province, is always worI
Likewise the heavy wooden shoes One
shoes, remarked 'they are very hand
ina row, and then they make such nil
drinking cups in cases of necessity
The women of the laboring class
are the most industrious ere
lures / ever saw. They scrub aud scot
from morning until night, and knit as the